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From NOVA PBS Official. Originally published in 2016. The priciest fungus in the world is a parasite that grows from a caterpillar’s head. Since the original publication of this video, several studies have found results that allude to its health benefits. NIH, 2021: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33691194/ Pharmacological Research – Modern Chinese Medicine, 2023: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667142523000805 Royal Society of…
From NOVA PBS Official. Lasers aren’t just for scanners and cat toys—they’re precise enough to measure ripples in space-time itself. 📰 Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and more by signing up for NOVA’s newsletter here: https://to.pbs.org/4brCC7Y ▶️ Stream NOVA documentaries & more with PBS Documentaries on Prime…
From NOVA PBS Official. Can a butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil lead to a tornado in Texas? Probably not, but the idea points to a real principle in physics: small changes can have huge, unpredictable effects. Hosted by Athena Bresnberger @astroathens 💫 💙 Help us bring the universe closer to home. Your donation ensures…
From NOVA PBS Official. What engineering secrets lie within the Great Pyramid, and who really built it? Innovations like rope‑sewn boats, laser‑precise alignments, and hidden internal chambers reveal a building team with knowledge far ahead of its time. Uncover clues buried around Giza that point to a surprising truth about the workforce responsible for one…
From NOVA PBS Official. The past might be closer than we think. Scientists have found that experiences — especially stress and trauma — can change how genes are expressed, and in some cases, influence future generations. 📰 Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and more by signing up…
From NOVA PBS Official. The past might be closer than we think. Scientists have found that experiences — especially stress and trauma — can change how genes are expressed, and in some cases, influence future generations. 📰 Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and more by signing up…
From NOVA PBS Official. Archaeologists investigate the dramatic origins of democracy in ancient Greece 2,500 years ago. Official website: https://to.pbs.org/4bJRb7c | #novapbs The United States has experimented with democracy for 250 years, but our system of government was once a radical idea, born in ancient Greece. Ravaged by civil war and tyranny 2,500 years ago,…
From NOVA PBS Official. A deadly—and growing—global weather phenomenon mystifies scientists. Official website: https://to.pbs.org/4tLMu4q | #novapbs An invisible, unpredictable atmospheric force is wreaking havoc across the globe, sinking superyachts and bringing down planes. Follow scientists as they race to understand these catastrophic weather events, exploring how they form, what causes their devastating impacts, and how…
From NOVA PBS Official. Time isn’t the same for everyone, according to Einstein. Hosted by Athena Bresnberger @astroathens 💫 💙 Help us bring the universe closer to home. Your donation ensures that NOVA’s deep-space discoveries and quantum physics explorations remain free and inspiring for the next generation of scientists. Support fact-based storytelling today https://bit.ly/48UnsrD 📰…
From NOVA PBS Official. Explore a world where ancient whales walked the earth. What if whales had legs? Once upon a time, they did. Sort of. An astonishing fossil trail shows that modern whales actually evolved from hooved land mammals. Whales still carry the fingerprints of this past, from their stomach anatomy to their swimming…
From NOVA PBS Official. Follow the Artemis mission to bring humanity back to the Moon for the first time since Apollo. Official website: https://to.pbs.org/4dJJTmN | #novapbs A half-century after American astronauts walked on the Moon, NASA and its international partners are taking the dream of Apollo a giant step further. In the coming years, the…
From NOVA PBS Official. Follow the Artemis mission to bring humanity back to the Moon for the first time since Apollo. Official website: https://to.pbs.org/4dJJTmN | #novapbs A half-century after American astronauts walked on the Moon, NASA and its international partners are taking the dream of Apollo a giant step further. In the coming years, the…
From NOVA PBS Official. After traveling farther than any crew in decades, the Artemis II astronauts face their greatest risk: reentry. From a tense countdown to a fiery reentry, follow the first crewed mission of NASA’s Artemis program as astronauts journey around the Moon—and race back to Earth. 📰 Stay up to date on the…
From NOVA PBS Official. They destroy stars, bend spacetime, and challenge everything we know about physics. But without them, the universe as we know it might not exist. 📰 Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and more by signing up for NOVA’s newsletter here: https://to.pbs.org/4brCC7Y ▶️ Stream NOVA…
From NOVA PBS Official. Researchers followed contestants for years and uncovered surprising truths about metabolism, hunger, and weight regain. 📰 Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and more by signing up for NOVA’s newsletter here: https://to.pbs.org/4brCC7Y ▶️ Stream NOVA documentaries & more with PBS Documentaries on Prime Video:…
From NOVA PBS Official. In 2015, scientists detected the collision of two black holes, confirming a major prediction of Einstein’s general theory of relativity. But the discovery depended on catching a fleeting signal at just the right moment. 📰 Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and more by…
From NOVA PBS Official. Quantum computing has long been ‘just around the corner.’ So why is it so hard to get right? And is that about to change? Hosted by Athena Brensberger @astroathens 💫 📰 Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and more by signing up for NOVA’s…
From NOVA PBS Official. What happens when the Arctic’s ancient freezer starts to fail? Discover why thawing permafrost is a concerning global warming wildcard. Scientists have uncovered the truth behind giant sinkholes exploding from the frozen ground in Siberia, and a vast lake bubbling with methane in Alaska. They are pointing to a dramatic shift…
From NOVA PBS Official. Designed to protect the capsule from extreme temperatures, Artemis I’s heat shield didn’t behave entirely as expected, raising concerns about how it might perform on future crewed missions. 📰 Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and more by signing up for NOVA’s newsletter here:…
From NOVA PBS Official. This discovery changed what we know about life—and death—at Göbekli Tepe. The human skulls found at Göbekli Tepe could be the earliest known evidence of ritualized behavior, possibly even a “skull cult.” 📺 Watch the full film, "Stone Age Temple Mystery": https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/stone-age-temple-mystery/ 📰 Stay up to date on the latest science…
From NOVA PBS Official. See how quantum mechanics powers tomorrow’s tech—and rewrites our understanding of reality itself. Quantum particles are breaking the rules of reality – or so it seems. Can they truly communicate across time and space instantly? Einstein dismissed this “spooky action at a distance,” convinced it exposed flaws in quantum theory. But…
From NOVA PBS Official. Originally published in 2016. Plants usually get the nutrients they need from sunlight, water, air, and soil. But in nutrient-poor environments like bogs and wetlands, some plants have evolved a very different strategy … they eat animals. 📰 Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos,…
From NOVA PBS Official. How fast does electricity move – and why? In 1746, a French physicist electrocuted a large group of monks to learn about electricity, and he concluded that it moves with “infinite speed.” That wasn’t quite right, but it would take decades to figure out the real answer and its reason. Hosted…
From NOVA PBS Official. What do we really know about the most mysterious objects in the universe? Explore the black hole observations that could reshape our understanding of the cosmos. What if black holes are hiding the answers cosmologists have been chasing for a century? Born from the explosive deaths of massive stars, black holes…
From NOVA PBS Official. In 1944, Captain Dixon — one of the famed Tuskegee Airmen — vanished during a mission over Europe. He was just two flights away from completing the 70 missions required of Black pilots at the time. 📰 Stay up to date on the latest science discoveries, full episodes, articles, videos, and…
From NOVA PBS Official. Have you ever looked at your dog and wished they could just tell you what they want? 📋 Sign up for Federico’s study: https://cclab.ucsd.edu Join us for a live conversation diving deeper into our film "Can Dogs Talk?" We’re bringing together the pioneer of the talking dog movement, Christina Hunger, and her…